This is the hardest week of the year for me; with the archery opener happening this Saturday, it’s hard to focus at work.  It’s hard to focus on any task, actually.  And it’s hard to focus on anything besides the cool weather we’ve been having, and the fact that it’s supposed to be down into the mid-thirties on Friday night, and only a high of fifty five on Saturday.

I don’t think I’ve been this excited about an opening day in quite a long time.  There just seems to be an electricity associated with this year that I haven’t felt in quite a few years.  I don’t know if it’s the weather, the fact that there are acorns falling like crazy on the ridge near my stand, or if it’s because I’m encouraged by all the recent happenings in SimplyOutdoors land.  But whatever it is, I love that it feels this way.

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We’re busy with work and getting ready for the upcoming deer season, but in the meantime, and until Arthur decides to actually write a post with some substance, please check out SOTV”s Episode 8.

This episode promptly displays how successful stalking the corn can be; it highlights a very humbling experience for Jeff and his teenage son, Tyler; and it provides you with an excellent how-to segment for river smallies.

Enjoy.

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As the sun rises tomorrow morning, Jeff and his stepson, Trever, will be poised inside a ground blind, waiting on a big Tom to answer one of their Cottage Craftworks Custom Calls.

Jeff decided to go with the early hunt this year, so their hunt starts tomorrow and runs for two weeks, while my hunt and my wife’s hunt doesn’t get underway until May 2nd.

We’re cautiously optimistic that the property, which did so well for us last year, will be just as good to us this year.

Let the turkey season begin; and may Trever take his crossbow and shoot straight with it.

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If you love our country, respect our veterans, and love great marksmanship, then check out this video.  Thanks, Phillip, for letting me discover it, by posting it on the Hog Blog.

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I spent last weekend helping move some furniture, and watching the Superbowl.  Of course, in between those two activities, I did manage to work in a pretty eventful quad ride in the snow, too.

But the thing that was generating the most buzz, from blog readers and family alike, was my post from last week that mentioned Abby’s “fish calling” technique.  And since so many wanted to see her calling technique in action, I decided to provide a little taste of it below.

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